hell on earth; living hell
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
historic; historical; traditional
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
corridor; hallway; passageway
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
as is habit; the way life normally is
parents and siblings; one's relatives
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to overdo; to do too much
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
ronin; masterless samurai
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
at first; in the beginning; originally
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
everything working out as desired
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in